LOWER HUTT BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Hutt News, Volume 3, Issue 14, 28 August 1930, Page 7

LOWER HUTT BOROUGH COUNCIL.

The fortnightly meeting of the Lower Hutt Borough. Council was held on Monday evening, thee being :voc»::it His Worship the Mayor (Sir. 'V 7-: Roberts), and Crs. W. G. Meldruiv.. D. S Patrick, F. Campbell. J. Mitch'!'.!,:' A. Ilobbs, J. E. Boyd, 6n>) A. Uriei-son. Apologies were received -from C/s. ]»IeFJain'and Carver! A letter was received .Vvnn i.h<j Municipal Association in i-^iiurei.u'.e to, the pi oposed allocation to local bodied of the petrol tax and suggested that the member for the district be asked to press for 8 per cent of the whole tax of 6d. This was agreed to on the motion of the Mayor. Mr Nash was thanked for his interest in the matter. The Mayor reported th,at the Government subsidy on the £5200 Relief of Unemployment Loan, had been received Outstanding Bates and Accounts. 'FINANCE AND ESTATES. . .; committee:' V The- Finance and Estates Committee reported tli.it' as requested by Council, the Committee had gone into the matter of what .relief can be accorded to the Moera Hall Committee in the way of reducing the overdraft at the Bank. The committee recommended that the Council make a .-donation, of £20 to1, the hall committee, such sum to be applied towards the reduction of the overdraft. Carried. OUTSTANDING RATES AND . ■ . ACCOUNTS. ; V,/■;-. V. Instruction Was given.'for the necessary action to be taken in certain , cases. . Agreement to Lease. The. borough solicitor submitted a form of lease which he considers desirable to be completed by the lessees iof borough properties. It was agreed 'to approve of the form of lease and that it be put into operation . forthwith. . : -' ■' -::. ; . ■/■■-■-.■ '.:. . "., Donnelly's Corner. . -. . It was--agreed to accept(the offer of, Messrs Chandler and Co., for £45 per jnninn to erect a hoarding on .Don-, nelly's corner. The offer to be subject to cancellation after two years should theland be sold' or required for building purposes. ■ Properties -, It iras agreed that the. Council's , shop properties' ajt. present t yYseani ;, yllft -a advertised with a viewto securing suitable tenants. Publication of Estimates. The committee reported that it had reconsidered this matter and now recommended that t»he estimates be made available to the Pross with certain provisos. . , WORKS, DRAINAGE AND HEALTH COMMITTEE. Sewer Extension, Epuni School. The conrmittee reported that it had been approached by the Education Board for sanction to extend tthe ; 6in. sewer in Waiwetu Road as far as Epuni School at an estimated cost of £2,35. The matter was referred to the Borough Engineer and will be the subject of a further report later. Melling Bridge. The engineer reported that the minimum work necessary to. restore thecanibre, renew the worst timber in various places and paint iron work,-will cost approximately £120. He pointed out that this bride was reaching • the gut that this bridge,was reaching the tenanee will now be costly. The proposed repairs should make it safe for a further year if heavy traffic will abstain from using it. • GENERAL BUSINESS. Cr. Patrick again drew attention to the dangerous corner at the junction of Wainui Road and Whites Line and nskcd.that it be dealt with as a matter of urgency. A quantity of iilling was - required to prevent a serious accident. It was agreed to give t*he matteT immediate attention.

;In reply to Cr. GriersoiV Js enquii'y ais to the position! of unemployment in. the; borough, the Mayor said that all)- the lihcmployed' in. the borough coiild not be given work at the/present time. The only way to effectively deal with the question was to ration the wqrk, so that' .all could be given a tprn.

On the. motion of the Mayor it was agreed to renew 'the aTrangejnent whereby tSie mayors and the chairmen of the works committees of the respective councils, confer periodically on matters of common interest. *